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One more opinion from the cheap seats here. I am from the school of thought that I should buy as much power and quality as I can reasonably afford. My observation is that I expect that the 200 series will do the type of work you describe so long as you don't later decide to take on more ambitious projects. The 200 series seems (from the literature) to be designed to match the capabilities of the Mm216 size of machine and while it will work with the Mm252 it falls a little short of the capability of the latter machine. The 15A/30A can handle more current than the Mm252 can supply so you should never overload that gun with the Mm252. There also appear to be a few features on the 15A-30A that might(or not) be more useful in practice than they appear to be at first glance. The rotatable spool canister, the pre-flow capable trigger, and the heavier duty common consumables come to mind. Add to that the 15A-30A seems to be the go to spool gun not just for Miller but in the industry at large. You should be able to find the 30A used for about the price or less of the new price of the 200 series gun and the 30A should have a better resale value than the 200 if you later decide that spool guns are not for you. I hope some of the people using these guns and machines will chime in. Have fun with whatever you get.---Meltedmetal

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One more opinion from the cheap seats here. I am from the school of thought that I should buy as much power and quality as I can reasonably afford. My observation is that I expect that the 200 series will do the type of work you describe so long as you don't later decide to take on more ambitious projects. The 200 series seems (from the literature) to be designed to match the capabilities of the Mm216 size of machine and while it will work with the Mm252 it falls a little short of the capability of the latter machine. The 15A/30A can handle more current than the Mm252 can supply so you should never overload that gun with the Mm252. There also appear to be a few features on the 15A-30A that might(or not) be more useful in practice than they appear to be at first glance. The rotatable spool canister, the pre-flow capable trigger, and the heavier duty common consumables come to mind. Add to that the 15A-30A seems to be the go to spool gun not just for Miller but in the industry at large. You should be able to find the 30A used for about the price or less of the new price of the 200 series gun and the 30A should have a better resale value than the 200 if you later decide that spool guns are not for you. I hope some of the people using these guns and machines will chime in. Have fun with whatever you get.---Meltedmetal

+1 on the 30A..... sure do not regret my decision...

my 30A originally bought 10 years ago for my now sold TB301G and now on my MM350P..

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Significantly stronger motor, stronger case, parts and consumables are readily avalible, And most all parts interchange for the last 15 years. Want to up date the case, barrel, anything, zero problems.